(WASAGA BEACH, ON)  - The Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged an individual with impaired driving related charges.

On July 6, 2025, shortly after 9:00 pm, Huronia West OPP officers were conducting a R.I.D.E. program at Zoo Park Road and River Road East in Wasaga Beach.

Officers observed a vehicle that had stopped for the R.I.D.E. spot check and after speaking with the driver, officers formed grounds that the driver’s ability to operate a motor vehicle was impaired by alcohol, leading to an arrest. As a result of the investigation, Gabriel GARNER, 54-year-old of Etobicoke, was arrested and has been charged with the following:

• Operation while Impaired - Alcohol and drugs
• Operation while Impaired - Blood Alcohol Concentration (80 plus)

The accused is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice located in Collingwood on September 16, 2025, to answer to the charges.